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Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll, German javelin athlete

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Born
August 22, 1981
Age in 2026
45
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1981

About Christina Obergföll

Christina Obergföll is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was World Champion in 2013. Her personal best throw of 70.20 m is the German record. It also ranks her fifth on the overall list. At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, Obergföll won the silver medal with a European record (70.03m) by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event. With 70.20m, she improved her own European record at the European Cup Super League meeting in Munich on 23 June 2007. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal, but lost the European record to Barbora Špotáková.

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Christina Obergföll timeline

  1. At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, Obergföll won the silver medal with a European record (70.03m) by finishing second behind Osleidys Menéndez, who set a new world record at the same event.
  2. With 70.20m, she improved her own European record at the European Cup Super League meeting in Munich on 23 June 2007.
  3. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal, but lost the European record to Barbora Špotáková.
  4. She was World Champion in 2013.

The world when Christina Obergföll was born

Christina Obergföll was born in 1981. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1981

  • #1 song"Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes
  • Top movieChariots of Fire
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Hotel New Hampshire – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSugar Ray Leonard defeats Thomas Hearns
  • Top headlineMTV launches
  • Technology milestoneIBM launches the PC
  • Defining fadPac-Man fever
  • Notable inventionIBM PC (personal computer)
  • World population4.53 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population229.5M

1981 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Christina Obergföll's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19812026
Gas$1.31$3.45/gal
Average home$68,900$435,000
Average income$22,388$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.78$11.95
Postage stamp$0.18$0.73
Population229.5M341 million

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